Senior Vice President Siim Hanja, a Soho and Tribeca resident for the past 30 years, has witnessed a Downtown transformation that has added tremendous value to the homes of nearly all who reside here. Siim and others who live and work here have reimagined a part of New York's history to produce the vibrant neighborhoods of Soho, Tribeca, Noho, Nolita, the Village, Chelsea, Gramercy Park, East Village and Lower East Side.
In Siim's words: "This experience defines a certain lifestyle found nowhere else; it is why New York is different from the rest of the country. We have evolved from the preservation of the authentic to the full blossom of the modern in the new works of Jean Nouvel, Richard Meier, Frank Gehry, Robert Stern, Herzog and deMeuron and others... even of the Old Modern in Julian Schnabel's West Village project."
Siim's intimate and thorough knowlege of the Downtown residential market has yielded substantial benefits for his clients and customers. His market knowledge combined with fine-tuned analytic and communication skills have paved the way to hundreds of successful sales and leasing transactions. He is often sought out by attorneys, architects, and tenant's groups for consulting and evaluation work.
He understands that buying real estate in New York City is a complex process and that buying a co-op here is like no other real estate experience in America. Preparation and anticipation are key elements of this work effort for his customers. An accepted offer for Siim's buyer or seller is the opening bell of an extended New York process that always ends in closing because Siim has monitored. evaluated and directed each step to the desired completion.
Siim's long term exemplary relationship with seasoned and novice brokers alike, from Wall St. to Harlem, have opened doors for many satisfied customers.
Much of this client base includes people either directly involved or passionate about the arts. He is familiar with the benefits and key issues surrounding IRS Section 1031 Tax Free Exchanges; he has helped many with their Artist's Certification Application to the N.Y.C. Department of Cultural Affairs or made buyers' attorneys comfortable with the "Soho Letter". Appraisers often contact him for value considerations, to fine tune their reports.
He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and has a grown son and daughter both born and raised in Soho. He is on the Board of his co-op on Greene St, in Soho.
Current Listings
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84 MERCER STREET 4FL Type: COOP Price: $8,950,000 Baths: 3.5, Bedrooms: 3 Sq. Ft.: 9,423
9,423 gross square feet to get lost in, stretching two thirds the length of a football field from Mercer all the way to Broadway, a full two hundred feet. The largest space in the largest cooperative building in Soho under single ownership. Brilliant light from the east, west and south. Twelve foot ceilings, classic yellow pine columns, excellent hardwood floors. Two units combined, can be sold se...
84 MERCER STREET 4E Type: COOP Price: $5,300,000 Baths: 1.5, Bedrooms: 1 Sq. Ft.: 4,100
Western sun pours in through 70' of huge windows facing Mercer Street. Six more windows look east and south into a large, sunny courtyard. (All windows are new, but historically accurate). 12' ceilings rest on graceful yellow pine columns over original oak floors. Kitchen larger than many studio apartments. 4000+ square feet (literally!) of classic loft. No compromises here. This is the true essen...
515 BROADWAY 4B Type: COOP Price: $3,650,000 Baths: 2, Bedrooms: 1 Sq. Ft.: 4,507
3300' of clean open studio/art display/library space plus an adjacent 1200' of glamorous comfort to live in while you execute your finely designed plan for the whole thing. Here's a chance to put together a 4500' loft behind one of the most beautiful building facades in Soho. 12' ceilings, graceful yellow pine columns, excellent hardwood floors. Brilliant sun from the east and south through new bu...
52 PARK AVENUE Type: CONDO Price: $1,950,000 Baths: 2, Bedrooms: 2 Sq. Ft.: 1,300
Stunning. Well above the top of the line renovation done with elegance and simplicity. Beautifully designed without being designer-y. The highest quality materials have been assembled without a trace of pretension. Wenge floors, Nanz fixtures, rift oak cabinets, travertine surfaces. Working wood-burning fireplace, washer and dryer. Excellent storage. East and west exposures. Great light, lovely vi...
81 WHITE STREET Type: RENTAL Price: $19,000 Baths: 3, Bedrooms: 3 Sq. Ft.: 3,300
This Tribeca Duplex penthouse apartment floats above the downtown skyline with grace and polish. Walking into the first level, you are immediately enveloped in a feeling of light and space. The refinished 5" select grade maple flooring and double height ceiling in the entrance way give dramatic weight to the skylight 26'+ ( with approximate dimension of 8 x 10) above. The enormous living room...
